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The Strengths and Weaknesses of Transformation Drill.

CHAPTER III STUDY METHODOLOGY

This chapter present the purpose of study, the time and place of study, the method of study, the subject and the object study, the writer’s role on the study, the research design, the classroom action research procedure, the data and source the data, the instrument of data collection, the technique of collecting data, the technique of analysis data, the trustworthiness of study, and the criteria of action success.

A. Purpose of Study

The purposes of this study research are; first, to improve students’ ability in verb I present tense and verb II past tense by using transformation drill at SMPN 238 Jakarta, second, to solve the teacher’s problem in teaching verb I present tense and verb II past tense, finally to evaluate the success of teaching learning activities. B . The Time and Place of Study This study was carried out from November 2010 – February 2011. The place was at VII.6 students of SMPN 238 Jakarta, academic year 2010 2011.

C. The Method of Study

The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research CAR. According in Geoffrey E. Millis stated that the action research is any systematic inquiry conducted by teacher researchers, principals, school counselor or other stakeholder in the teaching learning environment to gather information about how their particular school operate, how they teach, and how well their students learn. 32 The study of classroom action research CAR indicates as a process in which teachers investigate teaching and learning to improve students’ learning problems. 33 Based on the explanation above, that is why action research is different from the other more professional practice. Action research tries to take an action and effect positive educational change in the specific school environment that was studied.

D. The Subject and the Object of Study

1. The Subject of Study

The subject that was observed in this study was the students of Junior High School at VII.6 SMPN 238 Jakarta, academic year 2010 2011. The students consists of 36 thirty six, 15 boys and 21 girls.

2. The Object of Study

The object of this study is Transformation Drill to improve students’ ability in using verb I present tense and verb II past tense.

E. The Researcher’s Role on the Study

In this research, the researcher act as teacher, planner, executor, and reporter. The position of the researcher is the main executor. The researcher making planning, doing the action planning, making test before CAR pre-test and after CAR post test in each cycle, observing, collecting, and analyzing the data and reporting the result of the researcher. Besides, the researcher is helped by the English teacher and she acts as observer.

F. The Research Design

This action research would be carried out through two cycles. In the first cycle was consisted of three meetings and second cycle was consisted of two meetings. Both cycles consisted of teaching and learning process and test. Before conducting the 32 Geoffrey E. Millis, Action Research: a Guide for the Teacher Researcher, 2 nd ed. United State: Prentice Hall, 2003, p.5. 33 Cheron Vester, www, teachingenglish.org.uk\methodology\action_research.html, August 10 th , 2001.

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